Travelport has been re-appointed as preferred GDS provider to Flight Center Limited, the Australasian travel agency group with more than 2,000 shops. The new contract covers nine countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, UAE and South Africa.
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) introduced an improved website designed to help travel agents and consumers navigate with ease. The site’s “Agency/Agent” and “Vacation/Consumer” sections have been redesigned, with a revamped “Regulatory” section to follow.
Costa North America has unveiled an improved version of its “Costa Click” travel agent booking portal. Travel agents can may now navigate with ease when making new bookings or adjusting existing bookings for FIT and group clients at www.costaclick.com. The new design features a new home page with login areas.
TripAdvisor, the hotel review site that once was a thorn in the side to most hoteliers, has launched a service that lets hotels pay to post their contact information and direct links to their websites.
Travel agents across Poland are the first in the world to benefit from a new interactive reward scheme being piloted by Travelport.
LAN Airlines has chosen Sabre as the airline’s reservation and operational systems solutions provider, which includes SabreSonic Customer Sales and Service (CSS) and Sabre AirCentre Enterprise Operations products.